Roadside Inspection 88671091

Roadside inspection on Aug 10, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO (USDOT 725226) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88671091
Date:
Aug 10, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOTA POE
Operating authority:
MX332016
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL RF027 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
12EP3M (MX)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.52 violations per inspection across 2,075 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 49,213 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at BOTA POE
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 6,385 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
778 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
40
62 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
98
187 violations · 5 OOS · 1.91 per inspection
Prior 365 days
778
1851 violations · 107 OOS · 2.38 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1HSHXSBR29J088960 MX 12EP3M INTERNATIONAL RF027 2009
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25321C510012 MX 71UA4U UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2001

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Z Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. 4 Driver Fitness
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89025372 Sep 16, 2026 TX L2 TX 1
89013995 Sep 15, 2026 TX L1 TX 5 OOS
89013020 Sep 15, 2026 TX L1 TX 4
89007577 Sep 15, 2026 US L1 EL PASO TX 1
89007484 Sep 15, 2026 US L1 EL PASO TX 3
89007473 Sep 15, 2026 US L1 EL PASO TX 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89013995 Sep 15, 2026 TX L1 1UYVS25321C510012 OOS
88942173 Sep 8, 2026 US L1 1UYVS25321C510012
88888705 Sep 1, 2026 TX L2 1HSHXSBR29J088960
88563357 Jul 30, 2026 US L3 1HSHXSBR29J088960
88223260 Jun 23, 2026 TX L1 1UYVS25321C510012
88080532 Jun 8, 2026 US L1 1HSHXSBR29J088960
87345498 Mar 19, 2026 TX L1 1HSHXSBR29J088960
87252729 Mar 6, 2026 TX L1 1HSHXSBR29J088960 OOS

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